The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

This oral order is a bit nondescript, but no one objected, anyway, she is a little girl in the harem, who would have trouble with a pregnant woman?

It's Xiaoshishi, because the Double Ninth Festival is coming, and Kangxi is back, this will be called "Daqi".

Call up the son, that is, the emperor summoned the ministers.This name is a common name in Qing Dynasty.

Whoever the emperor wanted to see, he didn't call immediately. Generally, when the Long Live Lord summoned someone, he had to look at the meal card first.

Shanpai is not a dish brand, it is made of very thin wood chips, about an inch wide, less than a foot long, with a small piece of green on the top, about an inch long, and the rest is painted white, so it is also called "Green Head Sign". ".

If it is a prince or Baylor, the top is painted red, which is called "red head lottery".

Write your name, place of origin and official title on the white-painted part, which is more like a kind of famous post or business card in ancient times.

Of course, this is different from the green head card of the harem woman.

Whoever begs to see the emperor, first submit the sign to the internal affairs office.The eunuch, the leader of the internal affairs office, presented the lottery when the emperor had breakfast, so it was also called "meal card".

Lord Long Live checked the meal card, summoned whoever, and ordered to arrange a time to meet. The imperial prelude is right.

And there is also a preparation in advance, you can't be rude in front of the emperor, people who meet the emperor for the first time have to "perform the ceremony", that is, the etiquette when meeting the emperor.

The ministers who were called were ordered to wait in the court room of Jiuqing.

They were all dressed up, sitting upright, working.

They have to wait a long time.

And get up very early, get up and go to bed at the fourth watch!

Oh, the fourth watch, the fourth watch is ugly and the second quarter, 24:[-] in the morning!

In fact, it is from one to three in the middle of the night.

Most people just had some breakfast, and some still had an empty stomach.As a kind of preferential treatment, the emperor sometimes orders down to give some meals, tea and so on. This is already a long live grace.

They had to wait for the emperor to finish his breakfast and finish approving the memorials. The eunuch, the head of the internal affairs office, came to the Jiuqing court room and announced the order of summoning the personnel. The above is commonly known as "calling children".

The summoned ministers press "qi" and are led by the chief eunuch to meet the emperor. It cannot be said that they are in the same group, that is what the common people call it.

The emperor received his courtiers either in the Xinuang Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace or in the Xinuang Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Generally speaking, in the early Qing Dynasty, it was mostly in the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, and in the late Qing Dynasty, it was mostly in the West Nuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Palace, and sometimes in the East Nuan Pavilion.

Only ministers, royal family members, princes and nobles, and high-ranking officials above the third rank have such qualifications to meet with them.

Called Da Qier, officials of the fourth rank and above can see the emperor!

I usually don't see the emperor, after all, the emperor is so busy.

It is necessary to wake up early in order to get up, and it is necessary to get up after four o'clock in the morning.

Officials above the fourth rank all stood at the gate of Qianqing Palace, and the emperor sat.Then the chief eunuch standing next to the emperor called (Morning! Ascension!!) Then the emperor talked about what happened today.

Then the ministers were talking and answering, and finally the eunuch said "retire from the court", the emperor left first, and the ministers saw that the emperor had left before they could leave by themselves.

It is also called Yumen to listen to the government, outside the Qianqingmen, the kind in the open air, not in the TV drama where things are discussed in the room, and it is called Daqi, where the emperor sits and all the officials stand, reporting matters and handling them openly.

It was called Daqier, and it was called Dachaohui in the Ming Dynasty, because there were many officials who came to work on the spot, and there was no room for maneuver.

In fact, Kangxi called Da Qier on the third day after he came back, but Xiao Shishi and the two of them were not called to Yumen to listen to politics until today. A person who goes to bed during the noon break, do you expect him to get up early?

Kangxi chose to delay letting the two children Yumen to listen to the government. It was not unprepared. He got up after midnight, and then went to Ganxitou. Xiao Shisan got up in a daze and was dressing while Yawning, there is no way, he got up too early, and he couldn't bear it, and he found Huang Ama only after drinking goat milk.

"Come on, let's go next door together." Kangxi took Xiao Shisan to the second school.

When it arrived, the servants of the second institute were all working lightly, because the young master was going to court!

Although it's just a standing shift, but it's September and the weather is cold, so the young master's court clothes are thick enough and he needs to add a cape.

They were not surprised at all when they saw Lord Long Live coming, and they also whispered their greetings. When Emperor Kangxi came in, they found that the fourth elder brother was already there.

Concubine De didn't come this time, the fourth elder brother was in charge of waking up Xiao Shisi, but Xiao Shisi fell asleep at [-] o'clock in the evening, and you asked him to wake up in the middle of the night, he couldn't get up!

Absolutely can't get up!

The fourth elder brother yelled for a long time, but he was still asleep. There was no other way, the fourth elder brother had to take the initiative to take care of someone for the first time in his life, and the fourteenth elder brother was honored to be the first experimental subject.

Although washing his face and gargling his mouth were done manually, Elder Fourteen was not feeling well.

The fourth elder brother is not very strong himself, it is enough to serve a child, the child is still as limp as noodles, fortunately, there are big mothers and others to help.

After Kangxi drank a cup of tea, Xiao Shishi was carried out by his fourth brother. Yes, even if he was tossed, Xiao Shishi didn't want to open his eyes, let alone walk by himself.

Yesterday was normal again, and Kangxi felt that he was back to the day when Xiaoshishi just went to school.

"Why doesn't this poor child get enough sleep?" Kangxi himself suspected that this child was the reincarnation of the sleepy god.

"He's just lazy, and I heard that if he doesn't sleep well, he won't grow taller." Xiao Shisan snickered at the side: "When you get the chance, you have to catch up on sleep."

Kangxi looked at Xiao Shisan: "Well, I can see it."

Although the two children are only two months apart, Xiao Shisan is a head taller than Xiao Shisi, and is a circle older.

Little Fourteen's body probably followed Concubine De's, and now he looks thin. Looking at Old Four, he was about the same height as himself, although he was a little thinner, but he was still growing.

Little Thirteen gritted his teeth: "Actually, Fourteenth Brother really wants to grow up. He can drink a bowl of bone soup every day."

Xiao Shisan also wanted to grow strong, but he couldn't hold on, so he had a bowl of bone soup every day, isn't it tired?

But little Shisi gritted his teeth and persevered. Every day he could not be shaken. Everyone in the dining room knew that Brother Shisi's soup was always bone soup.

There is a soup chef who specializes in making bone soup for the fourteenth elder brother. There are all kinds of flowers, such as bone mushroom soup, bone vermicelli soup and so on.

The bones are not limited to pork bones, there are also lamb bones to enhance freshness and beef bones to strengthen the marrow.

Seeing that the fourth child came out with the younger fourteen in his arms, Kangxi said helplessly, "Get up, fourteen? Today is called Da Qier, and this is also the first time you have been in charge of the government."

"Huang Ama, I'm just depressed now, but if I open my eyes and make sure the blood is red, then I won't be depressed, but angry. I don't want to be disrespectful to Huang Ama, I don't want to yell at my brother, and I don't want to talk to ten The third brother fights." Little Fourteen's voice carried a gloomy meaning: "But, if anyone dares to disturb Erchen's sleep again, Erchen promises that he can do anything!"

Just now, he took some time to look at the clock with his eyes closed. The Qing court already had clocks as imported products, and they were very expensive. It's time, Nima's 01:30, less than two o'clock, he is asked to get up and prepare for the call.

What are you doing to prepare?Eat and drink enough, go to the toilet?How long can it take?

He went to work at the Qianqing Palace. This is the second Qianxi Institute, not the harem!

Not to mention that you can get there just by lifting your feet, but you can get there after a few steps, and you don't have to go that far. In other words, the Shang Study Room is farther away from him than the Qianqing Palace!

What are you fussing over so early?However, when I received the news yesterday, Xiao Shisan still looked proud, which was incomprehensible.

What's the fuss about getting up in the middle of the night!

Even if the other party is Emperor Kangxi and his own relative, Emperor Ama, don't blame him for getting up too angry, it is really too much for them, he is six years old, not 60 years old!

Kangxi looked at Xiao Shisi's troubled face, he was obviously a small person, but he dared to speak like that, he couldn't help pinching his little cheek: "Let's go, go with Huang Ama, to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace Catch up on sleep, and have dinner with Huang Ama in the morning."

Little Fourteen climbed along the pole and fell limp in Kangxi's arms: "Let's go!"

Just such a word, and then he fell asleep again, and the fourth elder brother was very embarrassed: "Huang Ama, come and hug my son."

"Come on!" Kangxi really dotes on little Shisi very much. Manchu people pay attention to holding grandchildren but not sons. Sons must be taught strictly, but grandsons can be pampered.

But Xiao Shisi was different. This child seemed to be very close to him, Huang Ama, even closer than the prince since he was born. Kangxi was very happy and at the same time regarded him as an ordinary child.

Rather than a prince elder brother.

Only when holding a child does he feel light. Little Fourteen is no stronger than ordinary little elder brothers, at least not as strong as Thirteen elder brothers.

Kangxi was sitting on a dragon chariot all the way, holding Xiao Shisi in his arms, and the fourth elder brother was amazing. He carried Xiao Shisan on his back and followed the dragon chariot, and moved Xiao Shisan. This scene will never be forgotten in this life.

"Go and take care of Xiao Shisan and Xiao Shisi. These two go to court on the first day, and you take them to the East Nuan Pavilion to rest. During breakfast, I will send someone to call you."

"Yes, Huang Ama." The fourth elder brother took the two younger brothers to Dongnuan Pavilion.

Thanks to his younger brothers, he also swayed on the kang in Dongnuange for a while, the two younger ones fell asleep again, little thirteen was okay, little fourteen was basically like a dead pig, and the fourth elder brother was still talking when he woke up. Pulled his face, he didn't wake up!

"Little pig!" The fourth elder brother was rarely childish.

But soon, at five o'clock, everyone had to be woken up. This time, Xiao Shisi was obedient, doing whatever he asked him to do, and he was so obedient. When he reached the imperial dining hall, Xiao Shisi gave a cheer: " Good morning, Huang Ama! Wow! So many delicious food!"

The imperial meal must be much richer than what Little Fourteen and the others eat. There are various soups for breakfast, porridge and pasta, etc.

"I know you like to eat, so hurry up to eat, and I will go out to work in a while." Kangxi beckoned and ate with his three sons.

When Xiao Shishi saw Dongpo Rou, he cheered, "I want that!"

The maid serving the meal had already prepared, knowing what the fourteenth and thirteenth masters liked to eat. A plate of Dongpo pork cost 18 yuan in total. Kangxi only ate two pieces, and the fourth master even ate one piece. San and Xiao Shishi each ate three yuan, but they still couldn't get enough of it. Unfortunately, they didn't give it to them.

Although eating Dongpo meat early in the morning makes you a little fatter, it's good for fighting hunger!

At least Xiaosi thought he was hungry, he ate his belly full, and ran out to congratulate him.

Clothes, shoes and hats were all neatly put on, and he was told to follow his brother, just like that, Kangxi asked the fourth elder brother to take the two children out to stand on duty.

Participants of the court meeting come from various yamen gates, and their ranks are also high or low. Therefore, when entering the court, they must enter the designated position.

And because there are often promotions and demotions, or transfers between different departments, so personally, the morning shift is not static, and because during the grand court meeting, they are all standing, also called standing shift.

When they usually meet, if they play for a long time, the Lord Long Live will give them a seat. The emperor is not so heartless. People in their seventies and eighties who let people stand and talk for an hour will die of exhaustion.

What's more, it's not good to be disrespectful in front of the imperial court, this is one of the major crimes.

In modern office meetings, the seats that attendees should sit in are usually marked by the conference affairs group with "name tags", and there is no mistake in seating by name. The ancients did not invent this method, so "chaotic shifts" often occur.

It was even more interesting in the Qing Dynasty. It didn't count that there was a distinction between civil and military, but there was also a distinction between Manchu and Han.

For example, there was only one of the six ministers in the past. Of course, there were many times, because one was too busy, or it was an honorary title, and there were two capitals in the Ming Dynasty, and the double office of the six departments, Nanjing and Beijing.

Later, in the Qing Dynasty, although there were fewer ministers, there were also Manchu and Han divisions. For example, the Minister of the Ministry of War, three or five ministers of the Ministry of War were all Han Chinese, so three or five ministers of the Ministry of War must be Manchus.

It sounds like they are all Ministers of the Ministry of War, but the nationality is different.

Usually, there may be only one Han Shangshu and one Manchu Shangshu who will come to court, but when you are called Da Qier, you have to come!

Usually, there are three to five hundred people going to court, and it takes more than 500 people to call Daqier.

Of course, there are quite a lot of people who are qualified to listen to the government, but there are only a few children.

Little Thirteen and Little Fourteen were led by the fourth elder brother, and stood at the very... end, yes, the end, tail of the prince's team.

In front stood their brothers.

Because they don't have official titles and official positions yet, and they only wear the smallest princely clothes, but they don't lack any of them.

Seeing them coming, the first one who turned his head was Big Brother.

"Yo! Even little thirteen and little fourteen have come to Yumen to listen to politics." The elder brother has a big arm, a round waist, a brave spirit, and a person who has been on the battlefield, after all, is much tougher than the elder brothers raised in the palace , stretched out his hands, and hugged Xiao Shishi: "Do you know me?"

I seldom meet my younger brothers, especially the difference of ten years between them.

The big brother regretted it after asking, if the brat said he didn't know him, he would be ashamed.

"I know, big brother!" Little Fourteen laughed crisply: "Hehe, it's big brother! The big general's big brother!"